EPA: Prove that Charlottesville needs a bypass arounds its bypass. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Ahhh…the famous beurocrat government double bind. Lets make sure we make more work for us all and prove we need more money.
And while we are at it, lets spend some time and money with more stoplights and some synching issues.
Those Liberals in Cville must LUV us!!
Me, I miss the trees in the 29 median.
Severely misleading “summary” of EPA’s letter. An evaluation of alternatives does not equate to “prove you need” the bypass; it means prove why your selected design is the appropriate design in relation to potentially impacted natural resources. It means that you need to consider various ways/designs of achieving your goal and weighing the impacts of the various designs so that you can provide the necessary evidence to illustrate why the selected alternative is the appropriate design. Really, they’ll likely be able to continue with the current design but would need to articulate why it is the best alternative.
OK, now see if you can turn that into a 10–12 word summary. Bonus challenge: Do it in the precious few minutes available between taking an 11-month-old out of the bath and getting dinner started.
Stop, in the name of “Sustainability!” Happy Thanksgetting….. err, giving.
PS: Apologies Waldo, I have to forfeit the bonus challenge. Family was out of here on the moment after the stroke of Black Friday.